End of an era

Dale Park won there final match v the dads side 3-0.

This blog will continue to be open for archived match reports.

A big thank you to Reg Spencer and everyone who helped and represented the team over the years.



Barmy Army 2003-2011

Bottesford 4-1 Dale Park - Divisional Cup Semi-Final

Dreams of a fairytale end to Dale Park's season were crushed by a ruthless Bottesford at a sunny Birch Park on Sunday afternoon. Park started the better and pressed Bottesford high up the pitch in the opening minutes and Kris Collins and Jack Rhodes forced decent saves out of the keeper. At the back Jack Lacey-Hatton and Andy Dawson looked strong but Ash Finney was still forced to make a good save from Callum Pell as Bottesford began to put the pressure on. Right on half time came the killer opening goal when Kyle Jones raced away from the Dale Park defence as appeals for offside never came to anything. Dawson and Lacey-Hatton nearly got back but Jones kept his cool and slot home the opener. After the half time break we looked a broken team Bottesford nearly made it two to nil but Lacey-Hatton cleared a cross when it was close to Finney's goal, but moments later Pell did make it two after bundling the ball in from close range. Moments later Bottesford had three nil after scoring from a clear run on goal. Kris Collins gave us a small consolation after chipping the keeper. Bottesford added a fourth late on to end this generation of Dale Park as a team, and secure a place in the final of the Div Cup.

We will keep you posted on Dads V Lads and Presentation Night
However that is it for this season , cheers lads.

DP Team: Finney, Spencer(Merrill), Johnstone, Lacey-Hatton(C), Dawson, Harvey, Collins, Ingham, Wingate, Rhodes, Clark.

DP scorer: Collins.

Blogger M.O.M: Artour Johnstone
DP M.O.M: Ash Finney

Bottesford V Dale Park - Divisional Cup Semi-Final

Today we face Bottesford away in the semi-final of the div cup. The game will be played on the first team pitch at Birch Park. All of our squad are available to play as we hope to repeat this season's 3-1 success in September. That day Jordan Merrill played the full game with Johnstone, Durnian and Reader all missing but it remains to be seen if Merrill can get another start today. K.O is 10:30 at Birch Park.

App Frod Juniors 3-4 Dale Park

Dale Park kept alive hopes of winning a trophy this season after a tight win at a side bottom of a league. Despite a cagey few opening minutes, Park eventually got off the mark. Lewis Clark's expert free-kick found Jack Lacey-Hatton and the steer post to steer in the opener beyond the keeper. However Frod were a tough side to put away and scored from a controversially given free-kick, which was fired beyond Finney. Our response was brilliant, Jack Rhodes cross finding Clark at the back post to make it 2-1. The second half was a lot more of a battle after Rhodes was forced off with an ankle injury. Joe Siddons levelled for Juniors with an absolute screamer but Nick Wingate put us back in front after lobbing the keeper from Harvey's long ball. His corner then set up Johnstone to secure the win with only 15 minutes to play. However we were given a nervy last few minutes after Merrill gave away a penalty Lingard stepping up to make it 4-3. We hung on and made it to the semi-final with Bottesford awaiting.
In other news Bottesford beat App-Frod 2-1 on thursday to go top of the league.

Blogger M.O.M: Ash Finney
DP M.O.M: Matty Harvey

Dale Park 6-1 Messingham

Dale Park signed off the league season in style by convincingly beating Messingham 6-1.

DP Scorers: Rhodes 2, Collins 3[pk], Clark[pk]

Blogger M.O.M: Jack Rhodes

DP M.O.M: Jordan Merrill

No game this week/ Div Cup Draw

No match this weekend as we have a rest before next Sundays final game of the league campaign at home to Messingham. However our season is far from over as not only are Winterton school team still going well in the Schools Champions League, but we have the divisional cup quarter final vs App Frod Juniors.in two weeks time.
The winner faces Bottesford or Brigg Town away in the semi-final.

Full Draw below

C & M Alloy Divisional Cup Quarter Finals

(TIES TO BE PLAYED SUNDAY 3rd APRIL 2011)
A	APP-FROD JUNIORS		v		DALE PARK
B	GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY		v		MESSINGHAM JUNIORS
C	BOTTESFORD TOWN		v		BRIGG T. JUNIORS
D	APP-FROD SAINTS		v		CROSBY WASPS
	SEMI-FINALS
	(TIES TO BE PLAYED SUNDAY 17th APRIL 2011)
	WINNERS MATCH "D"		v		WINNERS MATCH "B"
	WINNERS MATCH "C"		v		WINNERS MATCH "A"

Brigg Town 4-5 Dale Park

Not many games will be as memorable as this nine goal classic, in the history of Dale Park. We somehow won a crazy, but amazing, game after Ryan Inghams late scrambled winner. For the first ten minutes Park were still playing as they were last week, with a lack of commitment or quality and it was only after Brigg scored the first goal that we really got going. The opening goal was one of the days many controversial points after Collins who was wearing a protective knee brace was clattered over in midfield many players expected a free kick to be awarded. However Brigg played on and trickled a shot past Finney and in off the post. We then started the comeback by doing what we did so well all day: being a threat from set pieces. Lewis Clark's excellent free kick was nodded in by strike partner Jack Rhodes. The game then turned a little heated with Park outplaying Brigg all over the field but the referee slowing the game down, Andy Dawson knocked the ball away before a Brigg free kick although the ball was still near to where it should of been, the referee took a hard line and booked Dawson for unsporting behaviour. Dawson though knew himself how to get his own back scoring one of the goals of the season, when his volley flew above the keeper and into the roof of the net, from about 30 yards. Now confidence was flowing and birthday boy Lewis Clark was brought down by the Brigg keeper, and a penalty was awarded much to the dismay of Brigg. Despite hitting a decent penalty Clark could not find the net and the score remained 2-1. If they thought that penalty was harsh Brigg were about to get lucky themselves when a cross-shot bounced off the top of Lacey-Hattons arm and the referee again took a strong and harsh line, awarding the hosts a penalty. They scored and the teams went in level at the break. After the break Brigg got into the lead after stealing the ball on the halfway line and running on before firing the ball past Finney. The lead was doubled when after a free kick found its way to the back post and with no offside given Brigg rammed the ball into the net. Cue an inspirational fightback started by Kris Collins scoring a fantastic goal which flew into the top corner. Playing with confidence we nearly equalized after a goalmouth scramble with Ingham eventually shooting wide. Our fourth goal came after a flowing team move the ball was released to Clark inside the box who passed it beyond the keeper leaving Matty Harvey to fire the ball past the on-line defender to make it 4-4. Then came a huge turning point with Brigg pushing on the counter attack Harvey cleared but the ball hit Lacey Hatton on the back of the shoulder. After a pause the referee awarded a almost farcical penalty. Ash Finney proved why he is one of the best keepers in the league by diving to his right to keep Park in the game. minutes later Brigg went through but hit the post before Dawson blocked the re-bound. With time running out Park surged forward in desperate search of a winner and it came from one of Nick Wingates trademark throw-ins. His long throw was flicked on by Lacey-Hatton to Ingham who with his back to goal amazingly flicked the ball back over the keeper and just over the line. The linesman awarded the goal and somehow we were back in front. Park defended superbly in the last few minutes to hang on and claim a memorable victory- 5-4. In a classic game Park showed great character and deserved the victory and probably a better scoreline to match. After last weeks horror show the players once again showed we are one of the best in the league.
No game is yet arranged for next week.

DP Team: Finney, Spencer, Lacey-Hatton(C), Dawson, Johnstone(Merrill), Wingate, Collins, Ingham, Harvey, Clark, Rhodes.

DP Scorers: Rhodes, Dawson, Collins, Harvey, Ingham.
DP M.O.M: Ash Finney
Blogger M.O.M: Kris Collins

Dale Park 1-6 Bottesford

Sorry there will be no match report this week and its probably just as well after we suffered our worst result and performance of the season by a long way.
Next week we face Brigg at Brigg Rec Gorund.

DP Scorer: Lewis Clark
DP M.O.M: Jack Lacey-Hatton
Blogger M.O.M: Andy Dawson

Dale Park 1-2 App Frod-Saints

Dale Park's title hopes are all but over after losing to league leaders App-Frod at Winterton. A last minute pull out by Connor Durnian meant Dale Park were down to 12 players and this had a big effect later on when Nick Wingate, Kris Collins, Kieren Spencer and Jordan Merrill all suffering with injuries. However the day did start well when Nick Wingate gave Park the lead after winning a 50/50 ball with the keeper, but injured himself in the process. We looked fairly tight at the back and Jack Rhodes nearly made it 2-0 just before half time but the keeper made a good save. In the second half though it became all too predictable after Jack Rhodes shot just wide after a superb run through the middle of the defence and Jack Lacey-Hatton nearly making it two nil but shot straight at the keeper with no-one able to turn in the rebound. Then just minutes after Finney made a top save and some more last ditch defending the Saints made the pressure tell after Kieren Mackay nipped in after Finney parried a long range effort. Heads then went down and it was only a matter of time before the winner came. A superb long range effort winning the game. With that went our dying title hopes. Winterton Comp have a game midweek against Fred Gough. We face Bottesford next weekend in a game that could decide who finishes second.


DP Team: Finney, Merrill, Harvey, Lacey-Hatton(C), Dawson, Ingham, Collins, Wingate(Spencer), Johnstone, Clark, Rhodes.

Scorer: Nick Wingate.

DP M.O.M: Andy Dawson
Blogger M.O.M: Ash Finney

Title Race Update

We are now heading into the season run in with everything still to play for. App-Frod Saints do currently lead the title race on 28 points- six clear of us. However a win against them tomorrow and winning the game in hand we have over them would see us level on the same amount of points. Bottesford are also still in the running they too have to play App-Frod and are currently 4 points behind with a game in hand. To top it all of next week Bottesford face us at Winterton. So it is basically three teams challenging who all still have to play each other. Our destiny is still in our own hands.... just barely. If we do manage to win our remaining four games we will at least take the title to a play off (that is presuming App Frod win there other two games after they play us). If they dropped more points and we won our four games we would be champions. Easier said than done mind.


 Below is the top three in the table.

POS.	TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS.
1	App-Frod Saints-U16	11	9	1	1	43	11	32	28
2	Bottesford Town-U16	10	8	0	2	54	11	43	24
3	Dale Park-U16	10	7	1	2	49	21	28	22

Dale Park V App Frod-Saints

On Sunday Dale Park face an App Frod-Saints side who are currently lead the title race and only have three more games to play. The season comes down to an exciting finish with three teams all in the title race and all three teams still to play each other. However so far our record against the Saints does not make good reading. Last season when in League Two they knocked us out of the divisional cup at Winterton 3-0. We also lost 2-0 earlier in the season at Brumby Hall. As for team news it appears that Ryan Reeder has decided not to carry on playing for us for the rest of the season and so will not play. Artour Johnstone and Connor Durnian are both set to return to the side. Kieren Spencer and Kris Collins both missed training this week due to illness, but both are expected to play some part. Kick off is 1 o'clock at Newport Drive Park.

Crosby Wasps 3-8 Dale Park

Dale Park completed the double over Crosby Wasps after an 8-3 goal fest at Foxhills. The day had not started well with Durnian and Reeder both missing from the squad and with Artour Johnstone suspended we were down to eleven players. Meaning the same team against Gainsborough was retained. The pitch was in poor condition at Foxhills this adding to the wind made for some difficult conditions. However Park always looked the stronger the trio of Collins, Rhodes and Clark all looking lively . With little danger at the other end it was no surprise when Rhodes slotted in the opener after Clark drew the keeper of his line and Rhodes tucked the ball away. It was two-nil not long after when Rhodes again scored the type of goal that made him look like a player right in form after Finney's long ball down field was not cleared. Lacey-Hatton then sent Clark through who was unlucky not to make it three nil, and Wingate too came close to adding the third goal. However that honour went to Kris Collins another player on the top of his game right now who chased onto Wingate's long throw and fired in a superb volley from a tight angle. The only time Crosby really threatened Finneys goal was from set pieces mainly long throw ins but, with us defending soundly the half time whistle went with us 3-0 up. The second half was a much tougher session with Dale Park having to deal with some terrible wind, and a fried up Gunness team. In all fairness though a third clean sheet of the season was harshly took away from us when a shot from the Crosby player deflected off Dawson and squeezed into the corner of the goal past Finney. Our three goal lead was restored when Merrill's long ball found Collins who scored one of the day's best goals when he chipped the keeper after going past the defender. Clark who had another top game then got our fifth goal when he finished coolly past the keeper after good build up play. The sixth goal came Rhodes got his hat-trick after powerfully beating the keeper, and Wingate then made it 7-1 with his first goal of 2011. Crosby did manage to sneak in a couple more goals towards the end of the game the first coming after they broke neatly from midfield to finish past Finney, and they then snuck a third when a corner kick got caught in the wind and flew past everyone at the front post and was so nearly cleared off the line by Spencer, but the goal stood making it 7-3. Park went home on a happy note when Collins got his second hat-trick of the season eventually scoring by firing the ball in from a yard out, after a huge mix up at the back between Crosby Wasps' keeper and defender. The day got even better when news later broke that Brigg Town had beaten league leaders Bottesford 3-1 at the Rec Ground to put us firmly back in the title race. Hopefully with players to return for the four game run-in, (which begins in two weeks after most of the players are back from a ski trip to Italy) we can still take the title back to Winterton; fingers crossed.We know this though with key players bang in form and big games still to come, we do have a chance. Now for the run-in to start.

Scorers: Jack Rhodes(3), Kris Collins(3), Lewis Clark, Nick Wingate.

DP M.O.M: Jack Rhodes
Blogger M.O.M: Jordan Merrill/Kristian Collins.

Other Results:
Brigg Town 3-1 Bottesford
Messingham 1-4 Gainsborough


PS
A two week break will now start because of some of the squad leaving for a ski trip to Italy.